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we know more about the bottom of the ocean and more about the surface of mars, we know more about subatomic particle structures than we do what's between our ears. one of our interns put it best. she said considering this is the organ we used to consider it ironic how little we know about it. the brain is housed inside of our souls. we can't take it out and put it back in have it in the same shape as when you started and he can't look at it and gather what it does by visually looking at it. as a result we think of ourselves in it too away. i am out here somewhere. it's kind of mystical in a little bit magical but we also recognize our behavior comes from this organ, the brain. there's nothing else out there. there are no strings attached. we are responsible for taking care of these actions through taking care of the organ the brain. while it is just another organ we know a lot less about it and need to fill the pieces in compared to the other organs. let me introduce while i'm here. i am a neuroscientist. i got into neuroscience because i was touched at a very young age by grandfather that
we know more about the bottom of the ocean and more about the surface of mars, we know more about subatomic particle structures than we do what's between our ears. one of our interns put it best. she said considering this is the organ we used to consider it ironic how little we know about it. the brain is housed inside of our souls. we can't take it out and put it back in have it in the same shape as when you started and he can't look at it and gather what it does by visually looking at it. as...
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another thing that is wrong is it a mars versus venus. i think we should form a movement where we are concerned for one another and all florish. >> we have been talking with hoff sommers. she has written several books and has an a new book out that was reissued. she wrote that with a colleague. she is the author of textbooks as well. including "vice and virtue" and a booklet as well. thanks for being with us on booktv. >> thank you very much. >> there was a transfer point by rail, steamboat and then rail again. the town's population was 500 in 1900 by 1910 it was almost 8,000. >> we are going to the lake city in the northern panhandle of idaho. >> the biggest legacy is all of the career she started and the people all over the state who got their start from her. people knew if they were in politics they wanted to be friends with her. >> we will explore with area with local authors. >> it is located on perhaps of the most pufl beautiful lakes in the country. it is on the northern shore where the spokane river runs out of it. most people say
another thing that is wrong is it a mars versus venus. i think we should form a movement where we are concerned for one another and all florish. >> we have been talking with hoff sommers. she has written several books and has an a new book out that was reissued. she wrote that with a colleague. she is the author of textbooks as well. including "vice and virtue" and a booklet as well. thanks for being with us on booktv. >> thank you very much. >> there was a transfer...
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and because of ann mar ann mari, a day care worker charged with the care of this little boy, ann marie loved dylan and dylan loved her back. there was a picture on his refrigerator of ann marie. almost every day he would point to her with pride. any coal, his mornings is here this week. she said at his funeral that when she realized that dylan wasn't going to show up at the firehouse that day with all the other kids who were returning from the school, she hoped she had see mrs. murphy, but she knew she wouldn't. she knew that ann marie wouldn't leave dylan's side if he was in danger, and she didn't. when the bullets started flying, she brought dylan into her arms, she held him tight in that classroom, and that's just how the two of them were found. on monday, nicole flew down here to washington to meet with myself and president obama to make the case that things need to change for dylan, for an marie, and for thos thousands o. as they walked up the steps of air force one, one mom raised a piece of paper above her head with a note she had scribbled on it. the note said, "love wins." i b
and because of ann mar ann mari, a day care worker charged with the care of this little boy, ann marie loved dylan and dylan loved her back. there was a picture on his refrigerator of ann marie. almost every day he would point to her with pride. any coal, his mornings is here this week. she said at his funeral that when she realized that dylan wasn't going to show up at the firehouse that day with all the other kids who were returning from the school, she hoped she had see mrs. murphy, but she...
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life as an astronaut, i used to get a lot of questions about why are we going back to the moon on the mars? my answer was, this is what i used to say to that. when you look at polling data, where our space program stands in people's issues, it is often in people's top 10 things they are behind and concerned about. it's never in anybody's top three and that's why it doesn't get a lot of attention. you are right. it does not tend to be a subject that is on the forefront of the issues they are concerned with. it isn't. but newtown lifted up on the list a lot. it really did. did it for me personally, for my wife spent to much higher on the list. obviously for a come and this is our top priority. i understand it is not everybody's cup priority. >> tom. i [inaudible] [inaudible] -- you try to convince them that, you know, the people they are hearing from are a very vocal minority and most of their constituents are actually okay with some reasonable legislation to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the dangerous mentally ill. but it is concerning because i've sat in member's office says
life as an astronaut, i used to get a lot of questions about why are we going back to the moon on the mars? my answer was, this is what i used to say to that. when you look at polling data, where our space program stands in people's issues, it is often in people's top 10 things they are behind and concerned about. it's never in anybody's top three and that's why it doesn't get a lot of attention. you are right. it does not tend to be a subject that is on the forefront of the issues they are...
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chief sustainability officer for mars, barry parkin, was more blunt. "we are on a path to a dangerous place." thes these companies are reducing carbon remissions. mars, for example, recently invested in a 211-megawatt wind power farm in texas, to offset all of the electricity used by its u.s. operations. un ilever, in addition to shifting away from fossil fuels towards renewables and biofuel energy is also fighting deforestation associated with farming. message one from these businesses was this is important. message two was they can't do it alone. they need us in government to pay attention. business, government, civil society and individuals all have a part to play, said general mills. we need governments to be involved, said union -- unileaver. specifically, the companies want a strong global climate deal at the paris conference this december. they released a joint letter pledging to accelerate their own climate efforts and urging governments to do their part as well. they even took out full-page ads in "the washington post". here it is. and also in
chief sustainability officer for mars, barry parkin, was more blunt. "we are on a path to a dangerous place." thes these companies are reducing carbon remissions. mars, for example, recently invested in a 211-megawatt wind power farm in texas, to offset all of the electricity used by its u.s. operations. un ilever, in addition to shifting away from fossil fuels towards renewables and biofuel energy is also fighting deforestation associated with farming. message one from these...
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another woman at the station mars fired ended up going to work in dallas and she is the one who rehired me a year later at that job believed in me as well. i've also had fantastic mailboxes, one who just ran into early this morning. as far as mentors, definitely those women and men who are my bosses but most importantly i believe so strongly now it needs a mentor to young people because i had help along the way. my assistant today was my intern on fox and friends and share the same hard work ethic i did i said i'm hiring you. i am a huge believer in helping young people and directing them and giving them advice and i always say quite literally my door is open. >> right appear in the front. >> hi, gretchen. i'm honored to be here and listen to you. socially and physically when you consider yourself on the spectrum? >> i actually say in the book so it's not a big surprise and a registered independent and so is my husband. i think even the news business, you have to be bad. so i do see issues from both sides of the spectrum. i don't know if it is a gender thing but i have a sneaking suspic
another woman at the station mars fired ended up going to work in dallas and she is the one who rehired me a year later at that job believed in me as well. i've also had fantastic mailboxes, one who just ran into early this morning. as far as mentors, definitely those women and men who are my bosses but most importantly i believe so strongly now it needs a mentor to young people because i had help along the way. my assistant today was my intern on fox and friends and share the same hard work...
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somewhere in that room for a room like it will cure cancer and take us to mars and invent the next typepad. the nurse who's going to care for us, the craftsman who's going to rebuild this kind of our cities, the musician who will draw thousands, the teachers that little feature on a wants to be, who is going to another child. we have made great, great strides in higher education that i'm especially proud of our community college performance/share. take the next step by raising public colleges and universities can reinvigorate the scholarship program. [applause] we have unmet needs in our transportation system and everybody knows it. let's give our citizens a 21st century transportation network, just for a minute, imagine if you could depend on a bus or subway that or subway that came in time, was safe and comfortable in red chile student at umass boston or worker finished up to 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning. imagine if a young innovator in the district to an affordable apartment in new bedford at the end of the day for the family in new bedford have access to the work and social opportunitie
somewhere in that room for a room like it will cure cancer and take us to mars and invent the next typepad. the nurse who's going to care for us, the craftsman who's going to rebuild this kind of our cities, the musician who will draw thousands, the teachers that little feature on a wants to be, who is going to another child. we have made great, great strides in higher education that i'm especially proud of our community college performance/share. take the next step by raising public colleges...
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that's why nasa is driving a rover around on the surface of mars right now. that is a seriously smart organization. some organizations take ordinary people and call them to be their very best, to play at a level above their natural talents, to heed a higher calling than their selfish inflynn nations. at -- inclinations. at their best our military and our churches tend to achieve that. some organizations, however, take even the most talented people and drag them down to the lowest common denominator and stifle the best and bring out the worst in even those very talented people. well, i ask people watching which type of organization do you think congress is right now? which type do you think we are? as an organization, it is hard to say anything kinder of congress than it is now a really irresponsible organization. we couldn't even keep the united states government running. standard & poor's estimated that our tea party shutdown foolishness cost americans tens of billions of dollars for no gain. none. we can't sort out the basics of building and maintaining our
that's why nasa is driving a rover around on the surface of mars right now. that is a seriously smart organization. some organizations take ordinary people and call them to be their very best, to play at a level above their natural talents, to heed a higher calling than their selfish inflynn nations. at -- inclinations. at their best our military and our churches tend to achieve that. some organizations, however, take even the most talented people and drag them down to the lowest common...
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jerry asks you how will they send a man to mars? >> back in 1985, i was trying to come up with a better way to go to the moon by something that would swing by the moon and then come back and keep going and not stop, but just keep visiting the moon and the earth. it doesn't turn out that is to practical of the purpose is to land somebody. but if your purpose is to take a tourist fly in by the moon it still is a good idea, but it doesn't fall into favor with nasa in 1985. so we went to the moon and said why don't you look at mars? some people have been doing some ratio orbits and it took five or six different spacecraft in order to give you something that was beginning to look practical. well, i looked at doing that and i cannot with one or bit that cycles from earth and swings by mars, comes back to earth and keeps doing the same thing. they are called aldrin or but's. it's not the best, but it begins to apply all in a method that has been devolved into every other opportunity we have good cyclists with the speed of approach by earth
jerry asks you how will they send a man to mars? >> back in 1985, i was trying to come up with a better way to go to the moon by something that would swing by the moon and then come back and keep going and not stop, but just keep visiting the moon and the earth. it doesn't turn out that is to practical of the purpose is to land somebody. but if your purpose is to take a tourist fly in by the moon it still is a good idea, but it doesn't fall into favor with nasa in 1985. so we went to the...
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. ♪ when the moon is in the seventh house and jupiter aligns with mars ♪ ♪ then peace will guide the planets, and and love will be in the sky ♪ ♪ it is the coming of the age of aquarius, age of aquarius ♪ ♪ i aquarius ♪ aquarius ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thank you. [applause] i have one more. jason is crying. that's a good sign. this is a song that has meant a lot to me and it's just about god blessing -- you here. god blessing after god blessing everyone. it's so important. whenever he is ready. jason, are we ready? jason, are we ready? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. disarm hate. so happy to be here. thank you for having me. >> ladies and gentlemen, please put your hands together, she just took us to church on saturday. ms. sasha allen. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, i'm going to direct you to the video monitor quickly here. please join us after the disarm hate march for the screen documentary, 7 p.m. church of the holy city, emanuel friedberg worship and study. 1
. ♪ when the moon is in the seventh house and jupiter aligns with mars ♪ ♪ then peace will guide the planets, and and love will be in the sky ♪ ♪ it is the coming of the age of aquarius, age of aquarius ♪ ♪ i aquarius ♪ aquarius ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thank you. [applause] i have one more. jason is crying. that's a good sign. this is a song that has meant a lot to me and it's just about god blessing -- you here. god blessing after god blessing everyone. it's so important....
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event with the belief that the turn to democracy and accountable government would defleet extremism and mar -- these are early days and we need to see it through. diplomatic engage right now is essential. we have been clearing dealing our new government the violent extremist pose a greater threat to them and their people's aspirations than they do to the united states and the western interest. preoccupied by the difficult economic development and political and constitution reforms, and hobbled by weakened security institutions. some of the governments were slow to recognize the change. but the attack on our facility in benghazi and extreme violence elsewhere in the region began to change that. these governments increasingly showed the political will to tackle the terrorist threat. in many cases they lack the resources and expertise to handle the complex and difficult challenge. this is a you teak opportunity for the international community to help build the capacity of the nations which are eager and willing to take on terrorism. this task comes with great urgency. we must creases it now be
event with the belief that the turn to democracy and accountable government would defleet extremism and mar -- these are early days and we need to see it through. diplomatic engage right now is essential. we have been clearing dealing our new government the violent extremist pose a greater threat to them and their people's aspirations than they do to the united states and the western interest. preoccupied by the difficult economic development and political and constitution reforms, and hobbled...
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. >> the private sector in that cooperation, has jim comey mentioned earlier, fbi doesn't come from mars. we're all american citizens and it's finding the way to work together. i want to shift to what some other folks talked about. we talk about the threat from isis. it's spectacular. we talk about a couple of dozen folks here that are major concerns that are here. last year we had over 10,000 deaths by heroin on the streets of the united states. hotel rooms, houses, on the streets, homes, people quietly dying from heroin and narcoterrorrist moving into the boredders and distributing this incredibly toxic substance dues the nation. and whether it's heroin, cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, it's a very strategic move happening, and it's extremely aggressive and seems to be accelerating at pace we haven't seen before in many areas of certain types. we seem to have new locations these drugs are coming from at well. can you help me understand the coordinate it strategy deal withing isis and those threats on american spoil the threats from nark to terrorist around the world, budget both th
. >> the private sector in that cooperation, has jim comey mentioned earlier, fbi doesn't come from mars. we're all american citizens and it's finding the way to work together. i want to shift to what some other folks talked about. we talk about the threat from isis. it's spectacular. we talk about a couple of dozen folks here that are major concerns that are here. last year we had over 10,000 deaths by heroin on the streets of the united states. hotel rooms, houses, on the streets,...
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cowan: on monday, an historic holiday in the commonwealth of massachusetts was marred by a detestable act of violence. dozens of innocent civilians gathered to watch an iconic, peaceful athletic event. they were injured by explosions and three lives were lost. i am honored today to joining the senior senator from the commonwealth of massachusetts, senator warren, in offering the resolution honoring the heroes and remembering the victims of that horrible day. we continue to pray for the injured and hope they begin to heal, and we mourn those who were killed and the families who survive them. as a community, our hearts ached to hear about the youngest victim, martin richard, a vibrant 8-year-old, a boy from dorchester, the same age as my son, who came to watch his father finish the marathon, lost his life. we share in his family's grief and continue to send our prayers to his mother and his sister who are still in the hospital with very serious injuries. yesterday we struggled to watch patty campbell fight back tears as she talked about her beautiful and always smiling daughter crystal.
cowan: on monday, an historic holiday in the commonwealth of massachusetts was marred by a detestable act of violence. dozens of innocent civilians gathered to watch an iconic, peaceful athletic event. they were injured by explosions and three lives were lost. i am honored today to joining the senior senator from the commonwealth of massachusetts, senator warren, in offering the resolution honoring the heroes and remembering the victims of that horrible day. we continue to pray for the injured...
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brenda lee mar cez mccool, 49 years old. she was a two-time cancer survivor and real estate agent. she was a mother of 11 and was at pulse with one of her sons for a night of dancing. angel luis padro. angel was 28. he moved to orlando from chicago and started a job as an op that will mick -- opthalmic technician only four days before the shooting. he's from puerto rico and described himself online as adventurous, easy going, and responsible. antonio davon brown. antonio was a captain in the u.s. army reserve. he had previously been a member of the army officers training corps at florida a&m university. he was 29. stanley almodovar iii, age 23. originally from massachusetts, stanley worked as a pharmacy technician in claremont, flori florida. friends have been taking to social media to comment on his bubbly and down to earth personality. amanda alvear. amanda was 25. amanda was a beloved sister and godmother. before the shooting, amanda posted videos to snapchat showing herself and a friend mercedes flores dancing and enjoying themselves at pulse. mercedes was another victim of the
brenda lee mar cez mccool, 49 years old. she was a two-time cancer survivor and real estate agent. she was a mother of 11 and was at pulse with one of her sons for a night of dancing. angel luis padro. angel was 28. he moved to orlando from chicago and started a job as an op that will mick -- opthalmic technician only four days before the shooting. he's from puerto rico and described himself online as adventurous, easy going, and responsible. antonio davon brown. antonio was a captain in the...
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a fun conversation with this guy, and i thought, okay, maybe people will be interested now in what mar corubio's politics are. it's like we are opening it up, peeling it back, and now we hand it off to people who delve deeper into their politics, and i think those stimis a huge appetite for that or doing what we do, we create an appetite for people to learn about politics. right now, i think a lot of people are turned off by politicians all together, and they don't want to hear anything about tell. why not try to make them more interesting and maybe people will pay attention to what they vote orlando johnson not vote -- or not voting on and screwing up in washington, d.c.. >> media has consequences. people are informed and misinformed. from the "obama -- "baltimore sun," and i covered chemical belts, plants blew up, and i asked why it kept happening. he said the problem is what's killing us is not what we don't know, but what we know. the american public knows a lot of things that are so, like how the government works, how politics work, and they actually don't. >> right. >> you know?
a fun conversation with this guy, and i thought, okay, maybe people will be interested now in what mar corubio's politics are. it's like we are opening it up, peeling it back, and now we hand it off to people who delve deeper into their politics, and i think those stimis a huge appetite for that or doing what we do, we create an appetite for people to learn about politics. right now, i think a lot of people are turned off by politicians all together, and they don't want to hear anything about...
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this mar the 60th year in a row that we he completed the defense spending bill, and that's as it should be. our national security is the number one priority here in washington, d.c. and for our entire nation. texas service members will receive higher salaries and stronger support for their families because of this legislation. that includes assistanc for military spouses whose careers inlve relicsing and high-quality child care on military bases. this leglation will also bring some serious updatesnd improvements to texas military bases. joint base sa antonio, joint base fort wth, fort hood, and the ptex plant in amarillo will all recei additional funding for updates and improved facilities to improve their capabilities and mission readiness. and given the uncertain state of military readiness has neverr been more important. russia is growing more aggressive in its efforts to disrupt t global order. north korea continues to provoke with its nuclear aspirations.ies iran's hostile and unpredictable actions threaten deckses around the wor, not just in the middle east, and china has become i
this mar the 60th year in a row that we he completed the defense spending bill, and that's as it should be. our national security is the number one priority here in washington, d.c. and for our entire nation. texas service members will receive higher salaries and stronger support for their families because of this legislation. that includes assistanc for military spouses whose careers inlve relicsing and high-quality child care on military bases. this leglation will also bring some serious...